Composition for increasing lithium and selenium content in vegetables and their processed products and use thereof

Abstract

A composition provides increased. lithium and selenium content in vegetables and in their bio-technologically and/or technologically processed products. This composition comprises an aqueous solution of lithium compounds and selenium salts having a lithium content ranging from 0.0001 to 15.Og/l and selenium ranging from 0.0001 to 12.Og/l and at least an adjuvant selected among at least alkaline soap, chitosan hydrolysate, chitosan hydrolysate added with lecithin, and tannic acid and/or mixtures thereof where at least an adjuvant is assigned to increase the lithium and selenium ions absorption.

1 . Composition for increasing lithium and selenium content in vegetables and their biotechnologically or technologically processed products, comprising:
 an aqueous solution mixture of lithium compounds and of selenium salts with a lithium content ranging from 0.0001 to 15,Og/l and selenium content ranging from 0.0001 to 12,Og/l and at least an adjuvant selected among at least an alkaline soap, a chitosano-lecithin hydrolysate, a tannic acid and/or a mixture thereof wherein the at least an adjuvant is assigned to increase the lithium and/or selenium ion absorption.   
     
     
         2 . Composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the aqueous solution comprises an alkaline soap and the chitosan hydrolysate added with lecithin (CH-Le), as adjuvant. 
     
     
         3 . Composition according to  claim 1 , wherein each selected adjuvant is present in the aqueous solution at a concentration ranging from 0.036 to 4.5 g/l at a composition pH ranging from 4.5 to 9.0. 
     
     
         4 . Composition according to  claims 1 , wherein said lithium compounds are lithium salts selected among acetate, bromide, carbonate, chloride, sulphate, selenite, selenate, nitrate, formate, citrate, lactate, sulfide, selenide of lithium salts, and/or lithium salts of saturated or unsaturated fatty acids from C4 to C26 with 1-4 double bonds, or lithium oxide, lithium hydroxide, amide lithium, and metallic lithium put in contact with water at room temperature alone or mixed thereof. 
     
     
         5 . Composition according to  claim 1 , wherein characterized in that said selenium salts are selected among selenites and selenates of lithium, of ammonium, of sodium, of potassium, of calcium, of caesium, of magnesium, of copper, of zinc, of barium alone or mixed thereof. 
     
     
         6 . Composition according  claim 1 , wherein the adjuvant is soap of lithium, of sodium, of potassium, of magnesium alone or mixed thereof. 
     
     
         7 . Composition according to  claim 6 , wherein the adjuvant in soap form is obtained from a mixture of animal tallow and of vegetable oil in a weight ratio 1:1. 
     
     
         8 . Composition according to  claim 2 , wherein the chitosan adjuvant added with lecithin is constituted of oligomers type chitosan hydrolysate having less than 10 units of glucosamine and/or of acetyl-glucosamine, added with lecithin equal to about 13 weight of chitosan and added with lithium alkaline carbonate preferably up to bring the composition at pH of about 8.0. 
     
     
         9 . Composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the adjuvant is tannic acid with a high purity degree added to aqueous solution at pH of about 7.0. 
     
     
         10 . Composition according to  claim 1 , comprising being a mixture of an aqueous solution of lithium and selenium salts with an aqueous solution of adjuvant selected of about 9 g/l concentration, in volumetric ratio ranging from 250:1 to 1:1, with adjuvant final concentration in the composition ranging from 0.036 to 4.5 g/l. 
     
     
         11 . Composition according to  claim 1 , further comprising an absorption accelerator of said lithium and selenium ion identified as ascorbic acid. 
     
     
         12 . Composition according to  claim 11 , wherein the lithium and selenium ions absorption accelerator of the vegetable is ascorbic acid preferably in form of its salts of lithium, of sodium, of potassium, of magnesium, of zinc at a composition concentration ranging from 0.001 to 4 g/l, at pH ranging from 6.0 to 9.0. 
     
     
         13 . Composition according to  claim 1 , comprising having a pH ranging from to 4.5 to 9.0. 
     
     
         14 . Use of the composition according to  claim 1 , comprising sprinkling vegetables or fields with the composition to increase lithium and selenium content and/or to improve their absorption rate and to transfer all or a part of such enrichment from edible portions, consisting of berries, fruits, olives, tubers, leaves, bulbs, to their products of biochemical, fermenting and/or technological processing. 
     
     
         15 . Use of the composition according to  claim 14 , comprising using the composition to treat vegetable fruit selected among grapes, pears, apricots, cherries, apples, kiwi, oranges, pomegranates, almonds, hazelnuts, plums, figs, olives, lemons, peaches, vegetable species selected from carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, squash, eggplant, broccoli, cauliflower, fennel, mushrooms, garlic, artichokes, asparagus, spinach, lettuce, chicory and generally leafy vegetables, industrial crops oil selected among olive, sunflower, rapeseed and cereals, such as wheat, barley, corn, sorghum, oats, rice, herbs and spices selected among salad rocket, rosemary, basil, sage, bay leaf, oregano, thyme, ginger, turmeric. 
     
     
         16 . Use of the composition according to  claim 14 , comprising using the composition at a pH ranging from 4.5 to 9.0 by vegetables foliar sprinkling. 
     
     
         17 . Use of the composition according to  claim 14 , comprising using the composition for lithium and selenium enrichment in the edible portions of vegetables for the production of fermented or not beverages, such as wine, vinegar, balsamic vinegar, fruit juice or conserve, aqueous, oily, hydro alcoholic extracts or oil. 
     
     
         18 . Use of the composition according to  claim 14 , comprising sprinkling the composition with a lithium content ranging from 0.001 to 750 g/ha and selenium ranging from 0.001 to 600 g/ha to increase the content and/or the absorption rate of lithium and/or of selenium in vegetables. 
     
     
         19 . Use of the composition according to  claim 14 , comprising sprinkling the composition directly over the vegetable products after their harvesting at least for lithium and selenium enrichment. 
     
     
         20 . Use of the composition according to  claim 14 , comprising using the composition comprising the combination of soap with chitosan-Iecthin to protect the edible portion of the vegetable from the mould attack in the enrichment step until harvesting. 
     
     
         21 . Use of the composition according to  claim 14 , comprising using the composition comprising the ascorbate anion with or without adjuvant or mixtures thereof to increase absorption rate by vegetables.